The United States imposed sanctions on Banco Internacional de Comercio S.A., a Cuban government-owned bank, Thursday, saying it has done business with an Iranian bank, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced.

According to Rubio’s statement, the bank, known as BICSA, has been doing business with Iran’s Karafarin Bank—a bank under U.S. ...Read more

NEW YORK — Chancellor Félix Matos Rodríguez encouraged undocumented immigrant students to keep applying to the City University of New York, or CUNY, on Thursday amid President Donald Trump’s legal challenge to New York’s in-state tuition policy.

“I don’t want anybody to be confused because there’s lawsuits, and because of other ...Read more

Plain old water could be responsible for making plastics harmful to people, according to a new study that portends significant consequences for human health.

The study, published Thursday in the prominent scientific journal Nature, found chemical reactions between water and six types of fossil fuel-based plastic created particles that damaged ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — A majority of Minnesotans, including in the northern half of the state, oppose new mines near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, according to results from the latest Minnesota poll.

The new Star Tribune/KARE 11 poll of likely voters showed that 67% statewide would not support new mines generally, while 26% support them. ...Read more

NASA astronaut Christina Koch is taking on a new role that will keep her in Earth’s orbit, for now.

Seven months after she made history by becoming the first woman to journey around the moon, Koch will become NASA’s acting deputy chief engineer in November. The post will make her ineligible for future spaceflights, the agency announced ...Read more

RALEIGH, N.C. — Dr. Greg Murphy is a urologist who has worked in healthcare for decades, including with East Carolina University’s medical school and healthcare system.

Rep. Greg Murphy is a congressman who has represented North Carolina’s 3rd Congressional District since 2019, in a part of the state where ECU is a dominant employer and ...Read more

The Trump administration on Thursday sued California over its handling of voter fraud claims, asking a federal court to immediately bar the state from counting ballots from about 20,000 voters statewide — many in Los Angeles County — whom the administration alleges are “likely noncitizens.”

The lawsuit is highly unusual, particularly ...Read more

New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill had a whirlwind day, rushing to headline a high-profile political event in Washington, D.C., by way of a Philadelphia business conference.

The Democrat gave a 10-minute speech at the Economy League of Greater Philadelphia’s Leadership Exchange ahead of schedule at Girard College on Thursday before rushing to her...Read more

California sued the Trump administration for the 100th time in under two years Thursday, challenging the practice of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arresting people for alleged civil immigration violations at or near state courthouses.

California Attorney General Rob Bonta said such arrests have long been barred because they ...Read more

Prominent children’s hospitals and other providers of care to transgender youth are facing a new threat to funding from President Donald Trump’s administration.

A federal rule that took effect this week bars states from seeking U.S. funds for transgender youth medical care, including puberty blockers, hormones, or rare surgical ...Read more

DENVER — The share of Coloradans who said they ate less than they thought they should because they couldn’t afford more food increased this year, though the small number of people responding makes it difficult to pinpoint the magnitude of the change.

The Colorado Health Access Survey reported 17.8% of Colorado adults — more than one in ...Read more

The Trump administration on Thursday sued California over its handling of voter fraud claims, asking a federal court to immediately bar the state from counting ballots from about 20,000 voters statewide — many in Los Angeles County — whom the administration alleges are “likely noncitizens.”

The lawsuit is highly unusual, particularly ...Read more

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle drew cheers Thursday during their first official outing together since returning to the U.K., coming full circle to Nottingham, where she debuted as his fiancée in 2017.

“It’s great to be back,” Markle told one member of the crowd as she and Harry doled out hugs and handshakes, chatting with well-wishers ...Read more

The attorney representing a Connecticut native among the “Cornell 7” accused of gang raping a student at a fraternity house in 2024 is seeking a gag order in the case, citing what he describes as an orchestrated media blast carried out by Jane Doe’s lawyer.

In court documents filed in New York Supreme Court last week, attorney James C. ...Read more

BOSTON — Lamar Cook, Gov. Maura Healey’s former deputy director for Western Massachusetts, had his bail revoked in his state cocaine trafficking case following his arrest on federal SNAP benefits fraud charges.

Judge David Hodge revoked Cook’s bail during a hearing in Hampden Superior Court on Thursday, according to court records.

The ...Read more

MIAMI — Kai Trump’s freshman year at the University of Miami isn’t exactly starting off with a bang.

The 19-year-old Division 1 golfer documented her rocky beginning on her YouTube vlog, showing her packing up her life in Jupiter before moving to her apartment at UM, in Coral Gables.

President Donald Trump’s eldest granddaughter ...Read more

Two women have filed a federal civil lawsuit accusing former Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz and two others of participating in an alleged sex trafficking scheme involving young women, drugs and traveling across state lines.

The allegations are the latest chapter in Gaetz’s high-profile sex scandal that ultimately derailed his nomination by ...Read more

Gov. Gavin Newsom got a nod of approval on his environmental record from an unlikely ally as he plans to stump this weekend for Democrats in New Hampshire, a mandatory state for any potential presidential candidate.

Newsom appeared alongside Republican former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger at the California Economic Summit in Long Beach, California...Read more

Two years after a South Jersey mother was arrested on charges of assaulting a police officer at her daughter’s high school, Nadia Baxter is telling her side of the story in a federal lawsuit.

Baxter arrived at Williamstown High School in Gloucester County that October 2024 day to deliver menstrual hygiene products for her daughter. In the ...Read more

The former fiancé of a Florida mother who disappeared just hours after they appeared on “The People’s Court” back in 2011 has been arrested in her murder.

While Michelle Parker’s body still has not yet been found, “all evidence leads to Dale Smith Jr. as the person responsible for” her killing, the Orlando Police Department said. ...Read more